Technology and Applications Development back  
Date of Record: June 23, 2009

Technology and Applications Development

Alan Pyrz

Co-Owner/Founder
Chief Technology Officer

Alan Pryz, Cheif Technology OfficerPassions include:

  • Inspiring efficiencies in government with eGov Manager and Out-of-the Box Applications
  • Impacting society by making resources available to the public
  • Ensuring highest product quality workmanship
  • Creating flexible, extensible and scalable software to meet existing and future demands of constituents

Quality craftsmanship is ingrained in Mr. Pyrz, if you have the opportunity to spend time with him you will often hear him say, "This is a sign of good pride in workmanship."  He is referring to superior quality workmanship.  He sees this in everything he comes in contact with from eating out to signs, road system or software engineer.  Quality is synonymous with Mr. Pyrz and he shares this with the eGov Strategies team and ensures this quality in all eGov Strategies products and services.

Chief Technology Role

Ensuring innovation and forging new frontiers, Mr. Pyrz is responsible for the development and implementation of technology at eGov Strategies. Meeting regularly with all eGov Strategies teams to assess client needs, expectations and future uses Mr. Pyrz brings together creative ideas and organized approaches that leverage technology for local government.

Creating flexible systems to ensure clients can change and update styles, layouts and the look and feel as well as the content he has also ensured the system is extensible and scalable. Anticipating rapid future acceptance throughout client organizations scalability allows for quick expansion throughout the organization.

Proven Track Record

As the Industry leader in government Content Management Systems, the uniquely designed architecture focuses on tasks, vice pages.  Creating an easy to use system that allows your staff to focus on their primary duties rather than thinking like "web masters" to create pages and layout how their pages relate to other pages on the site.

Hundreds of modules, applications and uses have been specially designed to assist the government client effectively create and maintain websites for their users, without spending hundreds of hours up keeping the information.

Innovative solutions include:

  • Actions Center
  • Agenda Builder
  • Streaming Video
  • Mini-GIS
  • Mapping features
  • Location and Facilities
  • Program Registration
  • ecommerce (also known as eGov Payment Center)
  • Permit Applications
  • And many more

Actively anticipating future needs and uses the technology platform also includes Applied Program Interface (API) for future application development by third party vendors, your own programmers or new programs you commission eGov or other programming entities to build. The API ensures you are not restricted to antiquated code that potentially could become a resource drain in the future.

Demonstrated Know-How

            Customer Experience - 15 years

  • Co-founder of eGov Strategies
  • Integral in the development and launch of IndyGov.org (official website of the City of Indianapolis-Marion County)
  • Programmer for the City of Indianapolis (1990's)
  • Environmental Engineer

Development of Numerous Interactive Applications

  • Indiana State Child Support Calculator
  • Indianapolis Office of Corporation Counsel Online Parking Ticket Payment System
  • Developed a web-based geographic information system (GIS) for Cicero, Illinois, while serving as an Environmental Engineer

            Education                   

  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
  • Juris Doctor

Professional Memberships

  • Indiana State Bar Association, serving on the Internet & Electronic Commerce Committee
  • American Bar Association
  • American Society of Civil Engineers

            Notable News

  • Awarded Indianapolis Business Journal's "40 under 40" award
  • Named one of Indianapolis' "Best and Brightest" by Junior Achievement and KPMG for the past four years.